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Similar to the
Panaque/Panaqolus and Peckoltia genera but have
fewer and larger teeth in the lower and upper jaw. Sexual
differences: Males posses a broader and longer head and
odontodes on the posterior part of the body, behind the gill covers
and on the pectoral fin spines. The latter two are a lot shorter
in the females. A variable looking species where the body lines
can either be thin or thicker on different individuals. Similar
to L066 but more yellowish
in body colouration, less elongate and higher in the body form.
Breeding: Has been bred successfully in the hobby.
Will lay 20 to 30 large eggs. Leaving their cave the youngsters
can be around the 1.5cm.(¾ins) length. Aquarium
Care: No problem with keeping in groups but only one
Hypancistrus species to a tank as there has been reports
of hybridisation. Diet: Like all Hypancistrussp. they prefer a meaty diet. Feed frozen foods such
as bloodworm and beef heart, live foods such as brine shrimp,
white and grindal worms and prepared foods such as sinking tablets
and presoaked flake food. When young they seen to prefer a liking
for vegetable foods. Remarks: It has now been
established that this species and L066 are the same species and
if they are kept together in the same tank there is a possibility
of cross breeding between them. They are in fact differently marked
variants (phenotypes) of the same species.